"tê tê" meaning in Vietnamese

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Noun

IPA: [te˧˧ te˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [tej˧˧ tej˧˧] [Huế], [tej˧˧ tej˧˧] (note: Saigon) Forms: con [classifier], 犀犀 [CJK]
Etymology: From Proto-Vietic *-seːl (“scale”). Cognate with Arem atʰiəl ("fishscale"). Compare Proto-Katuic *ʔnsial (“fishscale”) (whence Pacoh xeal, nxeal). For a parallel of animals named after their notable physical feature, compare Latin cervus (“deer”). Etymology templates: {{inh|vi|mkh-vie-pro|*-seːl||scale}} Proto-Vietic *-seːl (“scale”), {{cog|aem|-}} Arem, {{cog|mkh-kat-pro|*ʔnsial||fishscale}} Proto-Katuic *ʔnsial (“fishscale”), {{cog|pac|xeal}} Pacoh xeal, {{cog|la|cervus||deer}} Latin cervus (“deer”) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=犀犀}} tê tê • (犀犀), {{vi-noun|犀犀|cls=con}} (classifier con) tê tê • (犀犀)
  1. pangolin Categories (lifeform): Pangolins Synonyms: trút, xuyên sơn
    Sense id: en-tê_tê-vi-noun-8arUCuWB Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese nouns classified by con

Download JSON data for tê tê meaning in Vietnamese (2.1kB)

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      "name": "inh"
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      "expansion": "Pacoh xeal",
      "name": "cog"
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        "1": "la",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "deer"
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      "expansion": "Latin cervus (“deer”)",
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Vietic *-seːl (“scale”). Cognate with Arem atʰiəl (\"fishscale\"). Compare Proto-Katuic *ʔnsial (“fishscale”) (whence Pacoh xeal, nxeal).\nFor a parallel of animals named after their notable physical feature, compare Latin cervus (“deer”).",
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          "orig": "vi:Pangolins",
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            "Fundamental",
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        }
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        "Huế"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[tej˧˧ tej˧˧]",
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    }
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      },
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    }
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        "classifier"
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      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    }
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        "Vietnamese terms inherited from Proto-Vietic",
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      "ipa": "[tej˧˧ tej˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[tej˧˧ tej˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tê tê"
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